US diplomat sees king embracing queen (5,9)
I believe the answer is:
henry kissinger
'us diplomat' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'king embracing queen' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'king' could be 'henry' (I've seen this before) and 'henry' is found within the answer.
'queen' could be 'er' (short for Elizabeth Regina ie Queen Elizabeth) and 'er' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'kissing' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'sees' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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